Emmanuel Courcol

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Emmannuel Courcol (born December 25, 1957) is a French actor and filmmaker.{{cite web |title=The Big Hit / Un Triomphe |url=https://europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/film/the-big-hit.15517 |website=European Film Awards |access-date=13 June 2024}}

Education

In 1984, Courcol graduated from the École Nationale des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre, where he had studied acting.

Career

After acting in a number of feature films, Courcol ventured into screenwriting with the 2001 film Mademoiselle directed by Philippe Lioret. In 2010, he was nominated alongside Lioret and Olivier Adam for the César Award for Best Original Screenplay for Welcome.{{cite news |title=Cesar nominations list |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/awards/cesar-nominations-list-1118015508/ |access-date=13 June 2024 |agency=Variety}}

Courcol's directorial debut, Ceasefire, was released in 2016.{{cite news |last1=Lodge |first1=Guy |title=Film Review: ‘Ceasefire’ |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/ceasefire-review-1201831999/ |access-date=13 June 2024 |agency=Variety}} His second feature film, The Big Hit, was awarded the 2020 European Film Award for Best Comedy. The Marching Band, Courcol's third directorial effort, premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web |last1=Pavard |first1=Charlotte |title=En Fanfare (The Marching Band): a musical social portrait by Emmanuel Courcol |url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/2024/en-fanfare-the-marching-band-a-musical-social-portrait-by-emmanuel-courcol/ |website=Cannes Film Festival |access-date=13 June 2024}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Director ! scope="col" \| Writer ! scope="col" \| Actor ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Ref.
scope="row" \| 2001 \| Mademoiselle \| {{No}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{Yes}} \| Arthuis \| align="center" \|
scope="row" \| 2004 \| The Light \| {{No}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{Yes}} \| Parish priest \| align="center" \|
scope="row" \| 2009 \| Welcome \| {{No}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{Yes}} \| Supermarket manager \| align="center" \| {{cite web \|title=Welcome Press Kit \|url=https://www.filmmovement.com/userFiles/uploads/films/welcome/welcome_presskit.pdf \|website=Film Movement \|access-date=14 June 2024}}
scope="row" \| 2011 \| All Our Desires \| {{No}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{Yes}} \| Doctor Stroesser \| align="center" \|
scope="row" \| 2013 \| Géraldine je t'aime \| {{Yes}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{No}} \| {{N/a}} \| align="center" \|
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| 2015 \| Boomerang \| {{No}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{No}} \| {{N/a}} \| align="center" \|
Face Down \| {{No}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{No}} \| {{N/a}} \| align="center" \|
scope="row" \| 2016 \| Ceasefire \| {{Yes}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{No}} \| {{N/a}} \| align="center" \|
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| 2019 \| In the Name of the Land \| {{No}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{Yes}} \| Notary \| align="center" \|
I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere \| {{No}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{No}} \| {{N/a}} \| align="center" \|
scope="row" \| 2020 \| The Big Hit \| {{Yes}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{No}} \| {{N/a}} \| align="center" \|
scope="row" \| 2024 \| The Marching Band \| {{Yes}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{No}} \| {{N/a}} \| align="center" \|

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scope="row" | 2001

| Mademoiselle

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| Arthuis

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scope="row" | 2004

| The Light

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| Parish priest

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scope="row" | 2009

| Welcome

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| Supermarket manager

| align="center" | {{cite web |title=Welcome Press Kit |url=https://www.filmmovement.com/userFiles/uploads/films/welcome/welcome_presskit.pdf |website=Film Movement |access-date=14 June 2024}}

scope="row" | 2011

| All Our Desires

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| Doctor Stroesser

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scope="row" | 2013

| Géraldine je t'aime

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

| {{N/a}}

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scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2015

| Boomerang

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

| {{N/a}}

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Face Down

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

| {{N/a}}

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scope="row" | 2016

| Ceasefire

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

| {{N/a}}

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scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2019

| In the Name of the Land

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| Notary

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I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

| {{N/a}}

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scope="row" | 2020

| The Big Hit

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

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scope="row" | 2024

| The Marching Band

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= Television =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Director ! scope="col" \| Writer ! scope="col" \| Actor ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Notes ! scope="col" \| Ref.
scope="row" \| 1997 \| L'histoire du Samedi \| {{No}} \| {{No}} \| {{Yes}} \| Sebastien \| 1 episode \|
scope="row" \| 2001 \| The Judge is a Woman \| {{No}} \| {{No}} \| {{Yes}} \| Alexis \| 1 episode \|
scope="row" \| 2003 \| Avocats & associés \| {{No}} \| {{No}} \| {{Yes}} \| Robert \| 1 episode \|
scope="row" \| 2004 \| Sauveur Giordano \| {{No}} \| {{No}} \| {{Yes}} \| Michel Prévin \| 1 episode \|
scope="row" \| 2022 \| Boxer les mots \| {{Yes}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{No}} \| {{N/a}} \| TV movie \| align="center" \| {{cite web \|title=Boxer les mots \|url=https://www.film-documentaire.fr/4DACTION/w_fiche_film/66916 \|website=Film Doc \|access-date=14 June 2024}}

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scope="row" | 1997

| L'histoire du Samedi

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| Sebastien

| 1 episode

scope="row" | 2001

| The Judge is a Woman

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| Alexis

| 1 episode

scope="row" | 2003

| Avocats & associés

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| Robert

| 1 episode

scope="row" | 2004

| Sauveur Giordano

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| Michel Prévin

| 1 episode

scope="row" | 2022

| Boxer les mots

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

| {{N/a}}

| TV movie

| align="center" | {{cite web |title=Boxer les mots |url=https://www.film-documentaire.fr/4DACTION/w_fiche_film/66916 |website=Film Doc |access-date=14 June 2024}}

Awards and nominations

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scope="row" \| 2010 \| César Awards \| Best Original Screenplay \| Welcome \| {{Nominated}} \| align="center" \|
scope="row" \| 2020 \| European Film Awards \| Best Comedy \| The Big Hit \| {{Won}} \| align="center" \|

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scope="row" | 2010

| César Awards

| Best Original Screenplay

| Welcome

| {{Nominated}}